Schedule for the week of Sept 7th-14th

Last Week's Overview
Those who have been paying attention in class, know that I experienced a major computer catastrophe when my hard drive crashed last Sunday night. It seems as though I've been playing catch-up since not backing up the hard drive up (last back up was on July 26th). Much of the week was trying to reconstruct lost docs, on top of learning new software (switching to iwork and ditching Microsoft). This serves as my excuse for not updating last week's assignments.

On Thursday (9/2) we completed Chapter One and moved into Chapter Two, asking all to get started on reading the first couple of subsections ("The Founding of Jamestown," "Reorganization" and "Tobacco."  On Friday I collected the "Significant Event Timelines" then continued with our discussion of Jamestown through "Tobacco" and even into the subsection on "Expansion."

The main themes of Chapter Two are:
1.  The origins and objectives of England's first settlements in the New World.
2.  How and why English colonies differed from one another in purpose and administration.
3.  The problems that arose as colonies matured and expanded, and how colonists attempted to solve them.
4. The impact that events in England had on the development of colonies in British America.


Here's what you can expect for the next week or more...

Tuesday
Finish the section on "Expansion," in addition to finishing the section ("The Early Chesapeake").
Homework: Read (and take notes... this part is "a given") "The Growth of New England," pp. 40-49. We will review this material on Thursday.

Wednesday
I'll be gone from class, therefore you will view and enjoy the film, "Plymouth."

Thursday
Review the reading (from Tuesday's homework) and synthesize with Wednesday's movie.
Homework: Read, "The Restoration Colonies."

Friday
Most likely there will be lose ends to tie up from the section on New England, as well as knowing that the section on the Restoration colonies is somewhat lengthly. That will mean there will be no homework over this weekend. However, you could get started with your "Significant Event Timeline" (due at the end of this chapter).

Monday and Tuesday
I am away both days at a conference.
Check back later in the week for an update...